Historic Scotland hosted a Craft Skills Taster session on Wednesday 9th March for some of our senior pupils. This was a practical hands-on taster day which will allowed our pupils to try some of the traditional craft and construction skills including lead work, joinery, brick work, slating and stone carving.

The boys who attended learned a wide variety of skills from the tradesmen who have carried out conservation work on Stirling Castle. The highlight of the day was went the boys got to test their Arch which the built to see if it would stay in place once the supports were removed from underneath. Not only did the Arch remain in place but it also took the weight of one of the pupils as they walked across it.